Member profile |
| Contact | Kiran Thakrar | Profile views | 1139 | |
| Website | www.bollywoodpandits.com | Postcode | HA2 9RY | |
| Profile | members.lastminutemusicians.com/6377 | Max travel | 10000 miles | |
| Joined | 04 July 2001 |
Bollywood Pandits have been performing a wide range of Indian music since their inauguration in 1994. Founding member Kiran Thakrar is a multi-award-winning accomplished producer and Bollywood collaborator who have performed with some of the biggest names in world music like Belbel Gilberto at MOBO Awards ceremony, Legendary Late Nusarahat Fatehalikhan, Sivamani, Bollywood Music Directors Nadeem Shravan & Ravindra Jain, Richa Shrama, Hariharan, Hans Raj Hans, Jame Asher and many more.
The band has played everything from international festivals and royal receptions to Never Mind The Buzzcocks (where they did a rousing version of ‘Cotton Eye Joe’ with Bill Bailey, Danny Alan, David Jones-Mcfly, Simon Amstell and Phill Jupitus) – even a two-night stint performing alongside Bill Bailey in front of 20,000 people at the Wembley arena.
Anu Shukla - The lead singer and artistic director of the band who has also won awards in Kenya and Briton and has collaborated with world famous icons like German band Dissidenten and American RnB superstar Ginuwine.
Bollywood Pandits offers Indian music in a range of styles, from Indian Folk and soul-shaking Bollywood classics to Bhangra.
To add an exotic kick Bollywood Pandits have team of colorful and charismatic Bollywood dancers who create a virtual world of Bollywood Cinema.
"Soul Shaking" - Time Out
“A very diverse and truly magnificent band” – Royal National Theatre, South Bank, London.
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Function Bands, Indian & Bollywood Bands, Wedding Bands, World Music Ensembles